Kindaichi
Appearance
Kindaichi (Japanese: 金田一) is a surname and place name in Japan.
Real people with the surname
[edit]- Kyōsuke Kindaichi (1882–1971): Linguist specializing in the Ainu language
- Haruhiko Kindaichi (1913–2004): Linguist and professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Hideho Kindaichi (b. 1953): Linguist and critic, professor at Kyorin University
Fictitious uses of the surname
[edit]- Kosuke Kindaichi in Seishi Yokomizo's Novel Series
- Hajime Kindaichi in The Kindaichi Case Files and the grandson of Kosuke Kindaichi
- Yutaro Kindaichi in Haikyuu
Place with this name
[edit]- The city of Ninohe in Iwate Prefecture has a locality named Kindaichi ( or Kintaichi ).
- Kindaichi Onsen - onsen in Iwate Prefecture.